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He and the Penguins just need one more win to give themselves a chance. Who steps up, though, is anyone's guess. Guy Boucher said the Ottawa Senators could choose to approach Game 6 in one of two ways: elimination game or opportunity. If anyone is going to win this game for the Senators, it's going to be Craig Anderson . "I don't want to say it was a turning point, but it was a building point for our offensive side of things", Ryan said. Read More »

That will happen with wins in Cleveland on Tuesday and in Boston on Thursday. Celtics star Isaiah Thomas is out for the remainder of the postseason because of a hip injury, and the Cavs had lost just one game at home to an Eastern team in the playoffs dating to 2015. Read More »

Manchester United has always been the most hated team in the world , because of its success, but I think everyone wants us to win this time", Harry Charlton, a 33-year-old bricklayer, told the BBC . "Today was all or nothing - nearly nothing for us", Mata said, before smiling. "So it means a lot for me, it means for a lot for the club, for the boys and for the supporters, too, I believe". Read More »

Goals from Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan sealed a 2-0 win for the Red Devils - and Champions League qualification - against Ajax Amsterdam at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on Wednesday night. Silva: "I do not think so, honestly". Sometimes football and life is unfair. "This night would have been incredible for him if he had been on the pitch in his hometown, on the pitch where he played before he left Sweden ". Read More »

Wenger said earlier this year that he would make an announcement about his future before the end of the season, but he has repeatedly ducked opportunities to reveal his intentions. Perhaps only a victory over Chelsea now can save their season, and Arsene Wenger his job. Hector Bellerin put Arsenal ahead in the eighth minute, but when Laurent Koscielny was sent off six minutes later for a reckless challenge on Enner Valencia, Wenger must have feared the worst. Read More »

She is seeded 15th thanks to her protected ranking and drawn against American Julia Boserup. At the beginning of the month, Djokovic split with longtime coach Marian Vajda and two other team members - fitness coach Gebhard Phil Gritsch and physiotherapist Miljan Amanovic. Read More »

After sustaining a 7-1 drubbing in Game 6 that ensured this second-round best-of-seven series would go the distance, the Anaheim Ducks showed veteran poise to take Game 7 over the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Wednesday night to move on to the Western Conference finals. Read More »

But for the third year in a row, the Cavs enter the NBA Finals as the underdog. There was nearly too much historical context to dissect, and so James did what his instincts told him to do. A Warriors loss - and the criticism that follows - might make other players in the league a tad more reluctant to join forces with other high-caliber players, if only because of the pressure such a team creates. Read More »

There's also the caveat that any one of the three posts the Pens hit could have completely changed the outcome of Saturday's game. "They can get something out of nothing, and that's why they're stars". We've got to embrace it. But Phaneuf didn't stop there in a contest that was more physical than Game 1. "Rest is a weapon". Jean-Gabriel Pageau's goal was his eighth during the 2017 playoffs, putting him second in Senators' franchise history for the most goals in a single postseason. Read More »

Yet they've survived behind the brilliance of stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin , coach Mike Sullivan's impeccable decisions and a resiliency that has them one game from being the first Cup champion to return to the finals since Detroit in 2009. Read More »

Boom. Little bit of a knuckle puck and a little bit of a screen, but as Billy Guerin said so eloquently after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2009 was "all I know is it went in the net". His play has kept the Predators in every game (three of their four losses have been by a single goal) and has made them the only team this postseason averaging fewer than two goals allowed per game. Read More »

Ramadan Abedi had earlier claimed his son was innocent, saying: "We don't believe in killing innocents". "I can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night's atrocity has been named as 22-year-old Salman Abedi ", Greater Manchester Police chief constable Ian Hopkins said in a statement . Read More »

The Cavaliers , who sat their starters for the entire fourth quarter, begin their third straight finals series against Golden State Warriors (they've each won one) next Thursday in Oakland - James' seventh straight trip to the finals as he seeks his fourth title. Read More »

Arsenal have won the cup a dozen times, level with Manchester United for the all-time record, and have the chance to move out in front on their own. "No matter what I am facing on Saturday I am going to go for it". "We'll have to find solutions and hopefully I will find the good solutions". "We still think about it", Moses said . Read More »

Washington is also 9-2 in its last 11 road games. The TV cameras caught a frustrated Karlsson upset with centre Kyle Turris after a power play in the second. As much as the Senators acknowledge their power play is not where it needs to be, it was an issue in the most dire seconds of Game 4. Even with Wednesday's disaster, Fleury still sports a.924 save percentage-better than Craig Anderson or John Gibson . Read More »

Playoff Edition following each game of the Stanley Cup Finals . That confidence solidified once he talked with Poile and Laviolette and how they embraced him as a big key for the Predators. Check, check, check. I mean recipe for victory. Some may say they stole the concept from the Detroit Red Wings fans who , for decades, have thrown octopi on to the ice during home games , playoff games in particular. Read More »

For example, the Los Angeles Kings hoisted the Cup as one back in 2012. I picked against the Predators in both series . "You can tell he's hungry". Nevertheless, the Preds have played remarkably well in the postseason. On offense, the Predators' balanced attack includes seven players with double-digit point totals during the playoffs. It's not yet clear if he will play in Game 1 on Monday , but he's a hockey player so he probably will. Read More »

Perfectly calm. "This is maybe the best defensive team in the league on top of everything". The Warriors became the first team in league history to open the playoffs 12-0, which provides them with a week of rest prior to their third straight finals appearance. Read More »

Beyond the always-exciting prospect of having a Triple Crown victor, the Preakness Stakes is one of the most anticipated and lucrative annual events in horse racing, with a purse totaling $1.5 million. Through no fault of his own, when Conquest Mo Money failed to challenge for the lead early, it left Leparoux in the unenviable position of making Classic Empire the pace presser. Read More »

At the front of the field, another close battle looks in store between Mercedes and Ferrari , and Red Bull appear closer than they have been so far this season. "We are in a massive fight with Ferrari". Hamilton is one pole position shy of matching Ayrton Senna's haul of 65 - 30 years after the Brazilian claimed his first of a record six victories at Monaco - but Hamilton, on Thursday's evidence at least, faces a tall order to emulate his childhood hero this weekend. Read More »

The Czech, twice a Wimbledon victor, suffered serious hand injuries when she was attacked by an intruder in her home. Providing she is fit to play , she will face Julia Boserup of the United States in the first round . Last May, the Spaniard was struggling with a wrist injury which eventually forced him to withdraw from Roland Garros after two rounds. I've just got a cough now, but I was just a bit sick for a couple of days. Read More »

He did not give any details on the reasons why the father was arrested. People stop to observe a minute's silence in central Manchester . His brother, Ismail, and father, Ramadan, were among those arrested. He was born and raised in Britain. The same force said Hashim Abedi told them that both he and his brother belonged to the so-called Islamic State . Read More »

They won 67 games and a title, then a record 73 games, and now they are 12-0 heading into the Finals. The Cavs were up 43-27 after one-quarter and pushed their lead into the 30s by the third quarter. LeBron James was whistled for his fourth foul with almost seven minutes left in the first half Tuesday, sending him to the bench early in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Read More »

Miguel Montero doubled and scored in the seventh. Blach, a left-hander, lost the shutout in the eighth when Javier Baez clubbed a two-run home run to right with no outs, scoring Jason Heyward to make it 6-2. One of these days, Schwarber is going to hit a baseball into Lake Michigan. "I have nothing to complain about", Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "I was kind of blacked out for a second". Read More »

It becomes nearly an obsession, and it's what you see in guys that have been here for a long time. "My first year at Indianapolis we had a pretty competitive vehicle, we led a lot of laps and then we had a few issues in the end but to me it was one of the easier races because there was no pressure", said Dixon. Read More »

Well, with confirmation that Manchester United will travel to Dublin to take on Italian outfit Sampdoria at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, August 2, Mourinho's men are facing the prospect of playing eight pre-season matches before the Premier League campaign even starts on the weekend of 12 August 2017. Read More »

Or if you wanted to go the other way ... Busch didn't even have the fastest vehicle. Charlotte Motor Speedway became the first modern superspeedway to host night racing in 1992. This year, only 10 drivers will be allowed to compete in the final sprint. Charlotte is out of ideas. He suggested Bristol or Richmond. "I can't say enough about this team". Read More »

In case there wasn't enough drama already in the Western Conference finals, Ducks goalie John Gibson chose to add a little more to it by not coming out on the ice to start the second period of Game 5 against the Predators. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Aberg played such a big role in Nashville's improbable win in Anaheim . It was Aberg's first career playoff goal and he was skating on the first line in place of the injured Ryan Johansen. Read More »

United went into this contest already certain of finishing outside the Champions League places in sixth. "I don't want to think about if, if, if [they qualify for the Champions League]". "I just want to thank the manager for putting me on the bench and playing me today, and all the staff back at the club and everyone who has helped me". Read More »

They got there with four-game sweeps of Portland, Utah and San Antonio in the Western Conference playoffs, thus becoming the first team in National Basketball Association history to carry a 12-0 record into the finals. Ginobili missed his first 15 shots of the 2017 NBA Playoffs , only to connect on each of his last three, possibly the final few shots of his career. Read More »

Toronto (14-21) improved to 3-1 on its nine-game homestand. I was trying to make a good pitch down to see if I could get a ground ball. "He shut them down". "He's got four-plus pitches", Travis said. "Now he's starring to hit them". "He's got a great arm". Goins drove Allen's first pitch down the right-field line for the game-winning single. Read More »

Rob Dawson, Manchester United correspondent: Tottenham finished comfortably ahead of United in the league, but Mourinho and executive vice chairman Ed Woodward will feel they have had the better season. This trophy is for you, #MANCHESTER .????❤️. Thank heavens I and my children are non-believers. We just tried to focus on football. The city that had suffered at the hands of IRA bombers knew how to react to save lives but there was still a price to be paid. Read More »

If the Cavs advance, it will set the stage for the third straight year of Golden State-Cleveland in the NBA Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers earned a third straight trip to the National Basketball Association finals and LeBron James secured a place in the history books Thursday night by surpassing Michael Jordan's record as the all-time National Basketball Association playoffs scorer. Read More »

However, Kompany's return has made them look more solid in that area. Since the arrival of Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus in January, Kelechi Iheanacho has been confined to a role on the margins of the first-team squad and the 20-year-old was reported to have attracted £20million attention from Everton and West Ham this week. Read More »

When Kevin Love whipped out his phone to take a selfie, King James even paused mid-sentence (addressing the "beast of a matchup we got next round" aka the rematch with the Golden State Warriors ) to smile. Perhaps Lebron's hairline is more like the sands of time , giving us a scope of the timeline within the chase to catch the GOAT - stranger things have happened. Read More »